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6
Sep

Standing in line.. waiting for my next step

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Ok, I saw the breast cancer doctor last week. This is her.  http://utmc.utoledo.edu/physicianapp/physingle.jsp?ID=495

She’s great. Honest and straight to the point. My Boyfriend Tim said she reminded him of Dr.House with the way she walked in with a plan and laid it out for me. I answered so many questions on my history i don’t think i’ll ever forget the dates of my previous surgeries or medical history.

This is what i have-

What is ductal carcinoma in situ?

One out of every five new breast cancer diagnoses each year is ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is an uncontrolled growth of cells within the breast ducts. The phrase “in situ” means “in its original place.” This cancer is noninvasive and has not yet made it to breast tissue outside of the ducts.

Ductal carcinoma in situ is the earliest stage at which breast cancer can be diagnosed. It’s known as Stage 0 breast cancer. The prognosis for women diagnosed with this form is excellent. The vast majority of cases of ductal carcinoma in situ are curable.

Even though ductal carcinoma in situ is noninvasive, it is imperative that women with the disease receive medical treatment because it can be a precursor of invasive cancer. Experts believe that 20 to 50% of women with DCIS will later develop an invasive breast cancer within 10 years of the DCIS diagnosis. The invasive cancer usually develops in the same breast and in the same quadrant of the breast that the DCIS first occurred.

In one day i gained 3 new doctors. The breast cancer doctor, The radiation oncologist, and the medical oncologist that will deal with my hormonal therapy since the cancer is estrogen and progesterone positive.

This week i get to meet my oncologist to set up the radiation treatments and get an MRI done of my breasts. I tend to be very claustrophobic so they are drugging me nicely for it. My oldest friend Cindy is taking me for the MRI and for my surgery. We have been friends since 5th grade and she lost her mom to ovarian cancer a few years ago. Shes dead set on helping me through this and i’m glad she is. I don’t know how i would make it through this positively without people that care for me.

People i would have never thought to offer have stepped up to help me out, and some days its over whelming. I’m the person used to doing for others. It’s hard to let someone else do for me. I’m learning that people care and they all go about caring in different ways. I don’t mind being asked how i’m doing, but when the same person thinks to call me daily and ask it, i’m grateful, but i get annoyed as well. I mean understand this, I have those days, especially right now before surgery, i just want a day to be breast cancer free and not think about it. I don’t think feeling like that is a bad thing because soon enough i’m going to be waking up to a scar on my breast and radiation daily. Right now i feel fine. I’m healthy. Only the Mammogram found the cancer, so its not like its affecting me physically yet. I’m full of energy, i’m not depressed, and im still whole.  I know that days will come when i may be feeling differently and i’m trying to plan ahead for all those situations. Im reading the book Just get me through this by Deborah A. Cohen

It came in my Baskets of Care from http://www.basketsofcare.org/basketofcare.asp

I’ve talked to the founder of Baskets of Care Gail Cooper and we are meeting for coffee thursday. :) She’s a 2 year survivor and i’m really glad i get to meet her and talk to her. I am planning on doing a fund raiser for them after my treatment is finished. I really want to give back to those that are helping women with breast cancer.

Ok guys and girls, Next Boobie Wednesday is my Lumpectomy so Boobie Wednesdays go to gal @wookiesgirl will be filling my shoes.


CATEGORIES: boobies, boobs, breast cancer, cancer awareness, donations, fund raising, healthy, mammogram, pictures, question, real life, support, survivors, treatment

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18
May

I have boobs and I’m not afraid to use them!

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Lovelies, I have some serious stuff to talk to you about.

*drags soap box over and steps up*

I have boobs and I’m not afraid to use them!

If you play on Twitter, then you may be aware of #boobiewednesday or #boobiewed. If you aren’t, then I’m happy to explain it.

Every Wednesday, women and men all over the world put up various avatars displaying either bare chests or cleavage. Some are actual pictures of the Twitter user, some are pictures of models they find attractive. Whichever picture they choose, its purpose is to capture your attention. The question is asked: What is #boobiewednesday? And that is when the awareness begins.

I have been putting up an avatar of my cleavage for almost two years now. I do this every week to assist the @boobiewed team in bringing awareness to the Twitter community. The whole purpose of Boobie Wednesday is to remind women and men to do their monthly self-breast exams and to have a yearly mammogram. In addition, they also invite cancer survivors, family members, and supporters to send in their stories to be posted on the site. It’s another wonderful way to help educate people.

It takes a lot of courage to post a picture of your cleavage or bare chest for hundreds, possibly thousands, to see. Some are fake breasts, some are real breasts. Some are the reconstructed breasts of cancer survivors who have had mastectomies. I commend the men and women who do this weekly. I am very proud of my breasts and I am happy to display my cleavage if it helps bring awareness.

However, not everyone approves of how Twitter users support #BoobieWed. And, ya know, that’s okay. There are, of course, people who put up avatars just to get attention for themselves, and that’s okay, too. What someone chooses to show publicly or on Twitter is their business. To each his or her own.

Here is what you need to know: The BoobieWed crew has never asked, nor required, their supporters to show their cleavage or bare chests. The one thing they have asked them to do is to use one of these hashtags: #boobiewed or #boobiewednesday. That’s it. It’s that simple.

Last week some things happened on Twitter that deeply disturbed me. When I signed on, I noticed that two of my Twitter friends and me were being harassed because of our cleavage avatars. A women that none of us knew approached all three of us at once and began shaking her electronic finger at us. She accused us of degrading and objectifying women because we chose to put up avatars displaying our cleavage. She said we had no self-respect, no standards, and that we were oppressing women everywhere. She called me a hussie, a twit, and a slut. And she has, of course, deleted those tweets. But here’s the thing: she did all of this in the name of “feminism.” She accused me of being a feminist who did nothing but support the status quo. She brought up issues of salary and the differences between men and women and then said that I shouldn’t complain about these things if I was just going to show my “tits” all over Twitter and objectify and oppress women everywhere.  She also attacked the @boobiewed Twitter account.

Now, let me just say that when someone comes at me like this, I feed them to my tweet stream. So that is exactly what I did. And my followers ate her alive. I sat and watched the stream erupt and the fight went on for about three hours. This woman made a lot of people angry. Men and women. People were on fire over this, and I really can’t blame them.

My point in telling you this story is not to lambaste this woman again. My point is that a very important movement got twisted into something so wrong and ugly it made me take pause and wonder why. All in the name of feminism? Really? This is not the first time Boobiewed has taken hits from so-called feminists, but I have never seen it this bad before.

I have never claimed to be a feminist. I do however, claim that as a woman, as a citizen of the United States, and a Twitter user, have the right to show my cleavage if I choose to do so. And you have the right to not look and to not follow me on Twitter. You also have the right to disagree with my choice. But the minute you start being nasty and insulting, you’ve lost all credibility. If exercising my rights as a woman to show my body upsets you that much, then that is truly your problem. Telling me I’m wrong and shaking your finger at me and then telling me what I should or should not do seems an awful lot like telling me to get in the back of the bus or that I should hide my body because it’s shameful or that I don’t have a right to own my body. How, then, can you be a feminist claiming you support equal rights? Isn’t that the same thing as oppressing me?

Boobiewed is a wonderful cause. Every day, the team sends out information that helps educate the masses. It’s another way to support breast cancer awareness. The people that support it do so in the manner that they are comfortable with. I’ll tell you something else. Every week I get the typical “Hey nice avi” tweet from a man, I say, “Thank you.” Then I tell him why my cleavage is on display. I also ask him, “Did you know men get breast cancer too?” At least once a week, someone answers me back with, “I did not know that.” So please, do not tell me that this does not raise awareness. That it doesn’t serve as a reminder. Because I know it does. Women on Twitter tell me every week that if it was not for #boobiewed, they would forget to do their self-checks. This is good stuff, people, and I will continue to support the team for as long as I stay on Twitter.

Thank you to the @boobiewed team for what they do week after week. It’s not always easy when you have to deal with some of the negative backlash that comes when you stand on the front lines. I vow to stand with you always, though. And to the woman who went on a rampage last week: You’re in my prayers. It’s very clear to me that whatever you struggle with truly has nothing to do with my avatar or anyone else’s. Whatever it is, I hope you find peace with it.

*steps off soap box*

Much love to you all.

Wookies Girl


CATEGORIES: boobies, boobs, breast cancer, BSE, cancer awareness, Guest Blogger, healthy, mammogram, moobies, pictures, question, real life, support, survivors, tattoo

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3
May

Women in Ohio Need Your Help!

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I just sent a letter to Ohio legislators expressing my support of breast health services for the state’s low-income and uninsured women.  I think this is important, and I hope you agree.

Funding cuts to the state’s breast cancer screening program, Ohio Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP), are being considered by the Ohio House of Representatives now. 

I understand policymakers face difficult choices. Yet, I also know many of our friends and neighbors rely on BCCP.  In today’s economy, thousands of women have nowhere else to turn for the cancer screenings that may save their lives.  How can we let a lost job and lost insurance result in a lost life?

Early detection is a key to surviving breast cancer.  When breast cancer is detected early, before it spreads beyond the breast, the 5-year relative survival rate is 98 percent.  Once the cancer spreads to other parts of the body, survival rates plummet to 23 percent.

We can make a huge impact for the women of Ohio IF we make our voices heard!  I just took action, writing a letter to members of the Ohio House of Representatives.  Will you join me? 

It’s easy to do, just click on the link below.

Thanks for joining me in this fight!

https://secure.info-komen.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=918

Please take the time to be heard and help support the fight.


CATEGORIES: boobs, breast cancer, cancer awareness, government, guidelines, healthy, real life, support

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28
Nov

Some info From The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

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Charlie Daniels/Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 20th ANNUAL
CHARLIE-PALOOZA
Celebrity Golf Classic, Poker Tournament & Angelus Country Concert in
December to raise funds for children with cerebral palsy

TAMPA, Fla. ­ Charlie Daniels and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino,
Tampa will team up again for the sixth straight year to benefit the
residents and students of The Angelus. This year, the legendary
country/southern rock musician and singer will also celebrate his twentieth
year of ³Charlie-Palooza,² the annual event that raises critically needed
funds for the local non-profit group serving the needs of severely
handicapped children.

In true Charlie-Palooza style, the Charlie Daniels Band, Little Texas, and
Confederate Railroad will perform in a concert at the Dallas Bull on
Saturday, Dec. 4.

The concert actually will be the culmination of a full weekend of
fund-raising fun that tees off on Thurs. Dec. 2 with a Blind Draw Golf
Pairing Party from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino, Tampa.

Also on Thursday night at the casino, the Charlie-Palooza Poker Tournament
will be held at 9 p.m. with a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000.The first
place winner will receive $5,000, second place $1,000. The top 10 finishers
will win cash and two tickets to the Angelus Country Concert. The entry fee
is $200; tickets are now available at the Hard Rock Store in the Seminole
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. There is a limit of only 240 players. If not
already sold out, tickets will be available on the day of the tournament in
the casino Poker Room from noon until one hour after the start of the
tournament.

On Friday, Dec. 3, the Charlie Daniels/Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Celebrity Golf Classic will be held at Hunter’s Green Golf & Country Club
with a
7:30 a.m. breakfast and 8 a.m. shotgun start. The golf entry fee for a
twosome is $500 and includes two Pairing Party tickets, two Awards Dinner
tickets, and two Angelus Country Concert tickets. The Awards Dinner will be
held at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, from 6-10 p.m. To participate,
contact Tammy at (727) 243-8293.)

The weekend festivities will culminate on Saturday night at 6 p.m. with the
20th Annual Angelus Country Concert at the Dallas Bull, featuring
Confederate Railroad, Little Texas and, of course, the Charlie Daniels Band!
Admission is $20 (The organizers noted that it’s one dollar for every year
Charlie has been supporting The Angelus!)

For more information please visit http://www.seminolehardrocktampa.com/.

Thanks so much for your help on this!
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And also….

TIMEOUTNY_CITY HARVEST AD

Hope you’re doing well.  Thanks so much for all of your help lately with the Seminole campaign. I’m also working with City Harvest on a great campaign (http://www.cityharvest.org).  If you are not familiar with City Harvest, they are an organization that focuses on rescuing food to feed the city’s hungry men, women and children.   


NEW QR CODES GIVE CELL PHONE USERS INSTANT ACCESS TO WAYS TO SUPPORT CITY HARVEST
New York, NY – November 23rd – With demand for emergency food at record high levels, City Harvest is reaching donors with an innovative advertising campaign that uses technology commonly used by for-profit marketers but new to fundraisers.  On advertisements in print, phone kiosks, transit shelters, and on Facebook, City Harvest has incorporated a QR code, which functions like a barcode and can be scanned by mobile phones.  

This cutting edge technology offers donors the highest level of flexibility.  Cell phone users that scan the QR code will immediately have the option to go to the City Harvest website, read facts about City Harvest, view a video illustrating City Harvest’s work, and make a donation online or by clicking a button to call City Harvest directly.  Donors can choose the amount they wish to donate and get more information about City Harvest at the touch of a button.  

The QR codes can be found on City Harvest’s new advertising campaign featuring New York City residents that have taken action to fight hunger.  Though the food City Harvest rescues and delivers is donated, City Harvest needs cash donations to maintain their trucks and staff that are essential to picking up and distributing food.  The advertisements demonstrate the impact of donors who pull out their wallet or checkbook in helping City Harvest feed more hungry New Yorkers.

“In an era of mobile technology, potential donors want and expect to be able to act immediately,” said Jilly Stephens, executive director of City Harvest.  ”QR codes allow New Yorkers just learning about City Harvest to get more information quickly and easily as well as give.”  

“QR codes are changing the future of donor-charity relationships. They allow nonprofits to interact with their donors by exchanging engaging content,” said Irina Skaya, marketing manager at Horizon Media. “QR codes can be used without monthly running costs and function without limiting the dollar amount donors give to the nonprofit.”

Despite other indicators that the recession has ended, agencies served by City Harvest have reported no relief since demand for emergency food spiked last year.  City Harvest works to meet greater need at soup kitchens and food pantries by rescuing and delivering food to some 600 programs throughout the five boroughs.  Currently, City Harvest helps feed over 300,000 hungry men, women, and children each week. 
 We are trying to generate some awareness for a really good cause, so any help you can provide in this would go a long way.

Thanks to Mike Pampalone From The Seminole Hard Rock For Promoting such great causes. Please at this time of year, Think of those less fortunate and give a little when you can.

 

City Harvest has a really cool initiative going on to drive donations using QR codes that I wanted to share with you.  A QR code is similar to a bar code that you would scan on your phone and would immediately get access to brand related content.  These QR codes will provide people with lots of City Harvest content and will also allow people to donate to a good cause (if they want to donate).  They can download the application “ScanLife” on their smart phone devices in order to scan the code.

I have included the official press release for the campaign below:

City Harvest, Feed a Dream


CATEGORIES: christmas, donations, food, fund raising, healthy, real life, support

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3
Nov

This is J. Michael Mollohan’s Story. (@ReverendMojo On Twitter)

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Hi honey!  This is my story.
 
In 1999, a sore spot developed above and to the right of my left nipple. I examined it the way I learned on the Internet. There was definitely a lump. It hurt worse by the minute it seemed.  I made an appointment and had my doctor check it. He sent me for a mammogram.
 
This is where the story gets hysterical. At the time I was a 52-year-old 100% male with only a slight moobishness. The technician vascillated between frustration and hilarity trying to stuff my pectoral regions in the tit-squisher.  Eventually, we managed. They took the x-rays and sent them to my doctor. He examined them and said, “I can’t tell what this is. We’d better refer you to a surgeon.” Which he promptly did. I saw the surgeon the following day.
 
The surgeon couldn’t determine much from the pectogram either, so he said we should explore and take appropriate measures. I didn’t care for the sound of that, but I saw little other choice.  In a few days, I was on the table, counting backward from 100. I didn’t get very far.  The surgery went smoothly.
 
When I came to a reasonable state of consciouseness, the surgeon told me the lump looked benign, but he removed it and some surrounding tissue.  I was promised the results of the biopsy in a day or two. When the results came back, it was confirmed to be a benign gynecomastia. I was greatly relieved.
 
A college friend’s dad died from breast cancer, and with this scare, I determined to check myself regularly. Even a benign lump requires swift action.
 
J. Michael Mollohan
 
 
 
Moobies and Boobies, (guys and gals)
  @ReverendMojo Is one of our very loyal Twitter friends. The fact is, he shares his story to show us that being careful is better then being careless.  Breast Cancer can hit anyone. Taking the time to get checked is important. Even if its not cancer, taking the time to check and taking the time to do something about finding something is the best idea. Dont wait, dont hesitate, call your Doc and live with a false alarm rather than trying to live with something growing in your breast.
 Self exam.  Save a life.
 
V..
 


CATEGORIES: boobies, boobs, breast cancer, BSE, cancer awareness, guidelines, healthy, mammogram, moobies, question, real life, support, Uncategorized

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17
Jan

A little clarification…

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So lately here at Boobie Wednesday, we’ve been taking a lot of crap because of our methods. Sadly I think this is because people are complainy and ignorant. But just for the sake of proving a point, I would like to say a few things.

First of all more than one person has said “Isn’t the show of your boobs disrespectful or ignorant of those women who don’t have boobs due to mastectomies?” And here’s my answer – Why can’t a women with a mastectomy show her chest too?

There are so many women in this world who feel insecure or inadequate, whether it’s your butt, your boobs or your hips. But you know what? Us Boobie Wednesday girls, we think you’re perfect no matter who or how you are, and we think you should be proud of it.

So for those that have made comments about us discriminating against women with mastectomies – Are we discriminating, or are you?

Secondly, some people seem to have a problem with us using our boobies to advertise our cause, period. (Let me re-instate here: OUR boobies). Some have even said that it’s wrong to use boobie pictures when breast cancer can affect every part of the body. Yes, it’s true, breast cancer can spread, but it’s called breast cancer because THAT’S where it starts.

And let me ask you this. When advertising companies have been using the female body to advertise everything from cars, to clothes, to vacations, why is it so wrong to use our breasts to advertise a cause that is actually RELEVANT to the female body.

And not just the female body either. Men get breast cancer too. And we don’t exclude men from our campaign. On the contrary, we have more than a few men showing their own chests on Wednesdays in support of us and to spread the message of awareness. I’ve yet to hear anyone complain about seeing the male Boobie Wednesday supporters on their feeds.

Thirdly, we do not MAKE people show their boobs on Wednesdays, this is purely a matter of choice. We have a variety of pictures here on the blog that people can use ranging from cute to sexy, and even then we don’t care if you change your picture or not.

Boobies are fun, and they get the attention of people whose attention might not otherwise be caught, but our whole point is breast cancer awareness. It’s about what you say, not necessarily what you show. So if you only want to RT us, or not even mention us at all, we don’t mind. We just want people to be aware.

I think that all in all, people should be allowed to use their bodies as they wish. I think that criticising someone for showing their boobies for a good cause is like criticising someone for their hair cut. It’s really just pointless. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s wrong.

And for people who have asked the question of why we don’t support other cancer awareness issues, like colo-rectal, or prostate, it’s really just a matter of what got me into this, and that is – my boobs. I love them. I’m proud of them. I like other people to notice them. And if I can use my endowments for a good reason, I don’t see any reason why I shouldn’t.

(I would also like to add that we post info about different types of cancer all through the week from our @boobiewed page.)

For those out there who still don’t agree with Boobie Wednesday for whatever reason, I’m sorry, but we’ll just have to agree to disagree. All I ask is that you still do your BSE’s and remind others to do so. You don’t even have to do it on Wednesday.

(A few words from the other half of the Boobie Wednesday Duo.
I want to say, We love each and everyone of you that believe in what we are doing every week. Without you people, We would still do this, but We would have never reached so many in so little time. You Have taught us so much about yourselves and about the brave people you have loved and lost. Thank you so very much. )


CATEGORIES: boobies, boobs, breast cancer, BSE, cancer awareness, healthy

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15
Dec

Stick this in your pie hole (alternatively titled – Cancer Fighting Foods)

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Don’t know what to cook for Christmas dinner? Consider this – Did you know that certain types of food help prevent cancer? Even breast cancer specifically? Well, you do now :)


Add these goodies to your dinner table and know that not only are you eating healthy, you could be doing yourself more good than you thought.


Yellow and orange vegetables are high in beta-carotene and this is linked lower rates of breast cancer. Carrots are the best source for this, and the beta-carotene in baby carrots is even more absorbable than that of regular carrot, and it’s 500% more absorbable cooked than raw.


Cruciferous (or cabbage type) vegetables, like radish, broccoli, cauliflower, rutabaga, cabbage, turnips, and turnip greens, contain indole-3-carbinol, which lowers the levels of a type of estrogen that may promote breast cancer.


Tomatoes, in all forms, from sun dried to ketchup, contain lycopene. It has been shown that people who have a diet high in lycopene are linked to lower rates of breast and prostate cancer.


Grapes had awesome antioxidant cancer fighting power, and they make a really pretty centre piece. Go for Concord grapes if you can ;)


Foods high in omega-3, like cold water fish, and nuts and seeds are great cancer fighters. Studies have shown that women with higher omega-3 tissue levels have lower rates of breast cancer.



Cherries will not only make a pretty addition to your grapes as a centre piece, they have also proven to inhibit cancer in rats.

And because none of us want to sit here all day, here’s the rest of the list:










Whole grains









Butter NOT margarine









Green tea









Olive oil







Garlic (hint: after you’ve peeled and chopped, leave to rest for 10 mins, this will allow all those cancer fighting goodies to form)











Spinach










Flaxseed










Soy












Fennel


Add some of these goodies to your Christmas table, and not only will you have a happy, healthy Christmas, you’ll have a cancer fighting one too.

On that note, and seeing as how this our last post for 2009, we’d like to thank you all so much for helping to spread the word, and we wish you all a very merry Christmas.

Boobie Love ;)

We got our info from NaturalHealthWeb


CATEGORIES: boobs, breast cancer, diet, food, healthy

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